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Building and Development Certifiers Act 2018
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#### 106 Complaints, investigations and audits of certifiers and accreditation authorities
106 Complaints, investigations and audits of certifiers and accreditation authorities
> > (1) The Secretary may, whether or not the Secretary has received a complaint, investigate—
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> > > (a) a registered certifier, former registered certifier, accreditation authority or former accreditation authority, or
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> > > (b) the carrying out of certification work or the exercise of a function of an accreditation authority, or
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> > > (c) any other matter that may constitute a breach of this Act or the regulations.
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> > (2) The Secretary may require that a complaint made to the Secretary about any matter referred to in subsection (1) (a)–(c) be in a form approved by the Secretary. However, the Secretary is not required to investigate a matter even if a complaint is made in the approved form.
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> > (3) The Secretary may conduct an audit of a registered certifier or an accreditation authority at any time.
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> > (4) This section does not limit any other power that the Secretary may have under this or any other Act or law to receive a complaint, investigate a matter or conduct an audit.